Best Simon Higgs Podcasts (2025)

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Rachel Potter: Broadway Vocals 53:51

4d ago53:51

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Rachel Potter, an acclaimed Broadway star and accomplished Nashville Recording artist, has been recognized by US Weekly as "One to Watch" and praised by the Hollywood Reporter for her "crystalline vocals." With a successful career in both musical theater and country music, Rachel has showcased her talent on stages of all sizes. Rachel's impressive …

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Yannis Papadopoulos: Beast In Black 1:04:27

17d ago1:04:27

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Yannis Papadopoulos is the lead singer for heavy metal band, Beast in Black. The band's blend of power metal, 80s pop, and electronic music, as well as their energetic live performances, have made them pioneers of their genre. Beast in Black's current lineup further consists of founding member and primary songwriter Anton Kabanen, guitarist Kasperi…

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Eleni Kyriacou – A Beautiful Way To Die

21d ago

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Would you kill to be famous? If we want impossible glamour and corruption we could do worse then 1950’s Hollywood. A Beautiful Way To Die is a romp of ambition and decadence in which everyone has an agenda and dark secrets. It weaves its magic through carefully-embedded real-life locations and oblique references to real-world Hollywood scandals, te…

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Simone Simons: The Voice of Epica 58:03

1M ago58:03

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Simone Simons is the lead singer for symphonic metal group, Epica, that just released their 9th studio album, Aspiral. The album title is derived from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski back in 1965. It stands for renewal and inspiration – keywords that define Epica in 2025. In Szukalski’s work ev…

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John Higgs – Exterminate/Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who

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Wot, no Daleks?!? If you had a time machine and could return to 1963 you would be surprised at the haphazard genesis of Dr Who. We think of it today as the eternal jewel in the BBC crown, but the show was curiously unloved by the Corporation in its first long run. It only made it to air by the skin of its teeth, and the Head of Drama, having defini…

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Eli Jacobson: Acapella Rock 1:02:12

2M ago1:02:12

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Eli Jacobson is a tenor vocalist and a core member of the internationally acclaimed a cappella group, VoicePlay. Known for their inventive arrangements and theatrical performances, VoicePlay gained national recognition as finalists on NBC’s The Sing-Off and became a fixture and fan favorite on The Sing-Off Live national tours. In addition, they’ve …

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Ian Leslie – John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs

2M ago

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They created each other Does the world actually need another Beatles book? There are Mongolian peasants in one-yak villages far outside Ulan Bator who could tell you how John and Paul met at the Woolton Church fete in July 1957, and offer a considered opinion of the relative merits of Revolver and Sgt Pepper. Ian Leslie has performed a marvellous b…

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Anna Lea: The Voice of Penelope 58:58

2M ago58:58

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Anna Lea is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter, most known for her work as the voice of Penelope in EPIC: The Musical. She joined the cast of EPIC at just 17 years old, before finishing high school. Outside of EPIC, Anna has released a solo EP, The Dark Between the Stars, and more recently, a full-length album, Therapy. She is currently pursuing in ma…

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Nick Higgs: Living for Music 1:01:31

3M ago1:01:31

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Nick Higgs, widely known on social media as Nick Higgs The Singer, is a multifaceted professional in the music industry. As a dedicated singer, voice teacher, and dynamic content creator, he has cultivated a substantial online presence, engaging over 500 thousand followers across various platforms. With a background that includes formal musical edu…

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Simon Hart – Ungovernable: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip 36:30

3M ago36:30

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Strap in, this is going to be quite a ride! 31 October 2023. “Amongst today’s HR joys is the report from Emma that a departmental SpAd (Special Adviser) went to an orgy over the weekend and ended up taking a crap on another person’s head. To make matters worse, in a separate incident a House employee went to a party dressed as Jimmy Savile and ende…

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JP Warner: The Sounds of EPIC 1:00:34

3M ago1:00:34

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Chicago-based JP Warner has amassed 200+ million streams on his records in his 10+ year career as a music producer/audio engineer. He began his career as a DJ, touring the country as part of then-duo MiNDTRiX. In 2019 he left MiNDTRiX to work behind the scenes, creating electronic & pop records with DJ Mag Top-100 DJs Excision, Tiesto, and more. To…

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Mako: The Music of Arcane Season 2 58:10

4M ago58:10

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Composer, songwriter, and producer Alex Seaver (aka Mako) has created a unique niche for himself in the entertainment industry. He has released two best-selling albums; performed at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and EDC; and collaborated with the likes of Linkin Park, Marcus King, Sting, Pusha-T, Avicii, Madison Beer, and Alan Walker. A classically-trai…

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Luke Holt: The Voice of Zeus 1:14:43

4M ago1:14:43

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Luke Holt is an actor, singer, and content creator, most known for his work as Zeus in EPIC: The Musical. Luke and Peter chat about how EPIC came together, the recording process, musical theater, voice acting, career goals, and much more. Please welcome Luke Holt.By Peter Barber

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Joanne Harris – Moonlight Market 25:49

4M ago25:49

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If you can’t see it … is it real? “What does real mean? Is love real? Or magic, or hope, or joy, or the quest for enlightenment? Are any of those things less real just because they’re woven in words?… Fairy stories matter. They’re how we understand what’s true.” Joanne Harris is serenely unconcerned with the subdivisions of literary genre. Her new …

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David Michael Frank: Limitless Vocals 1:24:56

5M ago1:24:56

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David Michael Frank, artistically known as DMF, redefines the modern music scene with his extraordinary vocal range and a unique blend of alternative, pop, and rock, creating a sound that's both nostalgic and futuristic. A multi-instrumentalist and content creation expert, DMF has captivated over 3.5 million followers with deeply personal lyrics an…

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Jerry Brotton – Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction 36:06

5M ago36:06

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Where are we?!? Why deep South but far North? Why do some maps orient East or South, but never West? When did direction change from being where things came from to where we were going? Is the North Pole a real place? Who gave the cardinal directions their familiar one-syllable names? (It was Charlemagne – it’s always Charlemagne.) How do we know wh…

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Emily Kristen Morris: Defying Gravity 1:01:53

5M ago1:01:53

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Emily Kristen Morris is an NYC-based actor, singer, dancer, certified vocal instructor, and popular online content creator (1.7 Million followers on TikTok). Emily has performed across the nation and internationally, and was most recently the Elphaba standby on the Broadway national tour of WICKED. Coming up next, Emily will be starring as Elsa in …

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Bobby Bass: The New Generation of Bass Singers 1:16:45

6M ago1:16:45

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Bobby Bass is a bass singer, arranger, and music producer, most noted for his extremely viral cover of "Hoist the Colours," as seen in the forefront of the North Sea trend. Bobby is a member of both The Wellermen and The Bass Gang, and is considered to be one of the main artists and influencers in the new generation of bass singers. In the last 4 y…

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Mortius: The Man Behind Mortius 1:48:15

6M ago1:48:15

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Mortius is a YouTuber and singer, most well-known for his commentary on EPIC: The Musical.By Peter Barber

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Sotheby's Talks – Radical Modernity: From Bloomsbury to Charleston, with Kim Jones and Darren Clarke 42:19

6M ago42:19

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In this episode, writer, academic and critic Frances Wilson is joined by Artistic Director of Dior Homme and Vice President of Charleston, Kim Jones, Dr Darren Clarke, Head of Collections, Research and Exhibitions at Charleston and Sotheby’s, and Jen Hardie, Director and Senior Specialist in Modern British & Irish Art at Sotheby’s in London, for a …

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Robin Choudhury – The Beating Heart: The Art and Science of Our Most Vital Organ

7M ago

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What lies within? Every culture places the heart at the centre of personhood. It beats independently of our volition and when it stops we are dead. But if it were no more than a muscular pump it would hardly feature so widely in our visual imagery and iconography. The human heart, Robin Choudhury tells us, has been “…the dwelling place of the soul,…

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Jojo Otseidu: Voiceover Vocals 1:03:22

7M ago1:03:22

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Jojo Otseidu is a bass singer, voice actor, and voiceover artist.By Peter Barber

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Serena Belle: Survivor to Singer 1:13:14

7M ago1:13:14

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Serena Belle is a singer, brain tumor survivor, and social media sensation. Over the last two years, she built a following of 2.6 million fans on TikTok, and 1.2 million on Instagram, with her viral singing videos, covering everything from Evanescence to Gladiator. Peter and Serena talk about Serena's life philosophy after surviving a brain tumor, …

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Lolli Wren: The Fairy Voice Mother 1:12:12

8M ago1:12:12

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Lolli Wren is a singer, composer, vocal arranger, and vocal coach AKA The Fairy Voice Mother. She is widely known for her ability to explain a huge range of voice techniques and replicate them in a way that anyone can learn, even absolute beginners. As a vocal analyst on YouTube, Lolli has built an audience of over 265,000 subscribers. Peter and Lo…

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Matthew Aucoin: Modern Opera 1:04:32

8M ago1:04:32

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Matthew Aucoin is an American composer, conductor, writer, pianist, and a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. In recent seasons, his music has been performed by artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma to the Philadelphia Orchestra, and commissioned by institutions including the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and the Ojai Music Festival. Aucoin is a co-founder of the …

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Evie Wyld – The Echoes

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The sins of the mother are visited upon the children The Echoes is many things in Evie Wyld’s new novel. It is the rural backwater in Australia where Hannah grew up, and it is also the shape of the book, as the past reverberates down the generations. Philip Larkin said that man hands on misery to man, but for Evie it is mothers who seem to do this.…

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Joe Santoni: Disney Bass 1:06:24

9M ago1:06:24

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Joe Santoni is a bass singer and studio vocalist, best known for his work with DCappella, Disney's premiere acapella group. Joe has had the pleasure of performing for over 15 years both professionally and academically. Throughout his music career he’s had amazing opportunities come his way. Some of his performance credits include performing in over…

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Jonny Stewart: Music of the Wellermen 1:09:07

10M ago1:09:07

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Jonny Stewart is a bass singer, an engineer for studio and live sound, and an arranger/director. Jonny’s arrangements and mixes have been streamed over twenty million times on Spotify, although it bears mentioning that fourteen million of these were for TikTok sea shanty ‘Wellerman’, by the Wellermen. In addition to his work with the Wellermen, Jon…

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Teagan Earley: The Voice of Athena 1:16:32

10M ago1:16:32

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Teagan Earley is a Chicago-based singer, actor, and producer, and the proud co-founder of Sisters First Productions—a Tony and Emmy award-winning production company and entertainment fund that seeks to support women, early career artists, early stage businesses, and other vehicles for underrepresented voices using cutting edge technology and origin…

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Davide Dalmonte: Bass Singing Prodigy 1:01:44

11M ago1:01:44

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Davide Dalmonte is a 19-year-old bass singer, songwriter, and producer. He has amassed over 1.5 followers on TikTok via covers, adding bass lines to popular TikToks via the duet feature. Lately, Davide has entered the world of original music, with new songs coming out in the near future. Peter and Davide talk about creating music in short form medi…

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Sotheby's Talks – Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection, with Lady Burlington 42:46

11M ago42:46

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In celebration of Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection inspired by Duchess Deborah, join British fashion journalist Charlie Porter in conversation with Erdem Moralıoğlu, Creative Director of ERDEM, and Lady Burlington. Together they will discuss Moralıoğlu's creative process in designing a collection inspired by Duchess Deborah, drawing upo…

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Colm McGuinness: Video Game Vocals 1:17:18

11M ago1:17:18

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Colm McGuinness is an Irish composer, producer, musician, and singer. Primarily, he composes and works as a studio artist in the video game sphere for major titles like Critical Role, League of Legends, and more. In addition, Colm produces high-quality covers for his YouTube channel and streaming services, where he has garnered hundreds of millions…

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Sotheby's Talks – Creative London: An Artistic Crossroads, with Grayson Perry 56:57

11M ago56:57

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Has London's cultural power essentially radiated outwards, influencing artists and creatives across the world? Or is London's creative preeminence dependent on the influx of global talent that has galvanised its artistic scene? In this panel discussion, curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford, journalist Dylan Jones, museum director Tim M…

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London: An Artistic Crossroads | Gallery Open House 1:17:14

12M ago1:17:14

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London has long been a cultural melting pot for artists from around the world who, in their own unique ways, have revealed with each touch of a brush, the impact of the dynamic environment in which they found themselves. So in celebration of its role in the artistic journeys of so many, Sotheby’s has partnered with Art UK to showcase 12 extraordina…

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Charlie Hopkinson: One Man, 100 Voices 58:17

12M ago58:17

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Charlie Hopkinson is a UK impressionist with over 500 million views across platforms. Best known for his impressions of Morgan Freeman, David Attenborough, the Peaky Blinders, and now, many of the iconic voices from the Star Wars universe, Charlie has gained the requisite popularity to go on tour for stand-up comedy, where he brilliantly incorporat…

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William Blake: Artist, Poet and Visionary, with Andrew Graham-Dixon and John Higgs 56:30

12M ago56:30

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With a rare first edition of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience about to go under the hammer, in this episode a panel of experts have come together for a conversation about the poet, artist and visionary. Chair and cultural critic Shahidha Bari is joined by art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, cultural historian John Higgs and Sothe…

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Marcus Chown – A Crack In Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage 37:35

12M ago37:35

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Black holes aren’t black! If there is one thing everybody knows about black holes it is that they are so dense that even light can’t escape. And yet, as Marcus Chown explains, black holes are some of the most prodigiously luminous objects in space. So they’re not holes. And they’re not black. But they are among the most fascinating and counter-intu…

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Marwan Ayman: Acapella Prodigy 1:10:17

12M ago1:10:17

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Marwan Ayman is a 20-year-old acapella musician from Egypt who gained fame on YouTube as a member of The Bass Gang. His viral "build-up" covers contributed significantly to his rise in popularity, and have earned him nearly 20,000 subscribers on YouTube. As a member of The Bass Gang, he has written many of the group's most popular arrangements, inc…

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Gavin Dunne: Miracle of Sound 1:05:23

1y ago1:05:23

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From the guest: "I'm Gav, an independent producer/songwriter & singer from Ireland. My music and songs, under the name 'Miracle Of Sound,' cover a vast range of genres & styles from metal to folk to classical. They have become popular through grassroots word of mouth and gathered over a billion cross-platform digital streams, with my biggest hit 'V…

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Corvyx: Authentic Artist 1:18:33

1y ago1:18:33

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Alternative enigma Corvyx concocts an elixir of cinematic dark pop, pairing his ethereal productions with haunting vocals that drip with raw emotion and power. He dons a self-proclaimed “space witch” aesthetic and, with his 5 octave range, has captivated an audience of nearly 1M+ social followers he calls his Corvyx Coven. His name finds origin in …

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Scarlett Thomas – The Sleepwalkers 28:55

1y ago28:55

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You tell yourself “It’s OK, it’s OK … ” but it’s really not! Scarlett Thomas is a tricky novelist to categorise. She has a playful, restless, sleeves-rolled-up approach to writing, in which she seldom ducks the dark turn and the big idea. And you can’t doubt her commitment. She once earned an MSc in Ethnobotany by way of research for a book. Tim ha…

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Casper Fox: Behind the Brand 58:58

1y ago58:58

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Casper Fox is a brand manager and musician, who has contributed significantly to the success of groups like The Bass Gang and The Wellermen, as well as the personal brands of creators like Peter Barber and Jennifer Glatzhofer.By Peter Barber

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Will Liverman: The Future of Opera 56:57

1y ago56:57

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Called, “a voice for this historic moment” (The Washington Post), GRAMMY Award-winning baritone Will Liverman is the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award recipient and co-creator of The Factotum (Lyric Opera Chicago, 2023 world premiere). This season’s engagements include the Metropolitan Opera (X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Roméo et Juliette), Op…

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Is Olivia Rodrigo Worth the Hype? 56:47

1y ago56:47

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Over the course of an hour, professional singer Peter Barber breaks down Olivia Rodrigo's performance for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, and analyzes just what makes her so brilliant. Stay until the end to learn more than you ever thought possible about Olivia's vocal techniques, songwriting, and all the rest. So, is Olivia Rodrigo worth the hype?…

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Adrian Mackinder – Death and the Victorians 32:27

1y ago32:27

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The origins of modern death Let’s face it – nobody did death like the Victorians. From Highgate Cemetery to the high drama of seances, from Jack the Ripper to Madame Blavatsky, from Waterloo Station to Brookwood Cemetery (there was an actual train!) the Victorians invented our modern response to death, its iconography and its – yes – romance. The a…

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Eric Hollaway: That Bass Voice 1:14:14

1y ago1:14:14

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Meet Eric Hollaway, the man with a voice as deep as the ocean and as versatile as the wind. Known globally as "thatbassvoice," Eric boasts a rare 5-octave range, enchanting over 2 million followers on social media with his captivating vocals. A prodigy who began singing at 5, Eric's voice has graced numerous viral hits, including the Viking anthem …

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Analysis Essentials Series: So Hyang | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 21:40

1y ago21:40

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Welcome back to the Analysis Essentials Series -- this episode comes from my first time ever hearing So Hyang, a voice that continues to boggle my mind. Her emotional connection, her power belting, her riffing -- all of it. Please enjoy this breakdown.By Peter Barber

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Tomi P: The Uncrowned King of Modern Acapella 1:08:07

1y ago1:08:07

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Tomi P is a bass singer from the Czech Republic, widely known for his musical talent as a vocal arranger and acapella music producer. Many that are familiar with his work consider him to be among the founding fathers of modern acapella, given that he's been making high-quality vocal arrangements for nearly a decade. Tomi is a founding member of The…

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Alwyn Turner – Little Englanders – Britain in the Edwardian Era 39:35

1y ago39:35

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End of Empire History sometimes provides us with neat dividing lines. Queen Victoria helpfully died just weeks into the new century, making way for a new era, but the nightmarish Twentieth Century didn’t really get into its stride until the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. Between those landmarks is the Edwardian era. There is apprehension abroad…

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Analysis Essentials Series: Pentatonix | "The Sound of Silence" 19:33

1y ago19:33

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One of the first analysis videos Peter ever made was for this iconic cover from Pentatonix. Peter goes into detail about the musical arrangement, vocal technique, blending of voices, belting, vocal registration, and more. Please enjoy this breakdown of "The Sound of "Silence" as part of the Analysis Essentials Series.…

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